then across the lake on a boat and on a tuktuk to our home away from home, Ti Wachooch. For those of you new to my blog, Mike and I are building an apartment and a rooftop terrace on top of the home of dear friends Mynor and Josefa and their 2 awesome boys. We arrived just in time to celebrate Mynor's birthday - a special way to reconnect with this beloved family whose space we share.

The 6 of us enjoyed a nice birthday dinner out with live music at the Mikaso Hotel before turning in for the night.

Hello! Fellow Oregonian and Teacher here, planning Belize travel for THIS summer, I'm a last minute traveler of many places but never to Belize. Specifics on where to stay and what to do with my 14 days would be MUCH appreciated. I have stayed at 5 star hotels and cheap hostels across the middle east, spain and europe so quality isn't necessary. What I seek is the experience of a new adventure! I speak no Spanish and neither does the fellow teacher traveling with me.

These pics re great. Do you have any recommendations with regards to getting SIM cards for a cellphone and iPad. I usually do this at the airport on arrival in another country but I don't know if this is an option here. Do you have a recommended network provider?

About Me

I've been a teacher for more than 34 years, recently retired from directing Structured Learning Centers for kids with autism and multiple disabilities in The Dalles, Oregon. I did my undergraduate work at Lewis & Clark College and my SpEd Masters at Portland State University. Gaining conversational ease in Spanish is an important professional and personal goal for me and I find attending Spanish schools in Latin America and volunteering with local organizations both productive and addictive. I'm hoping to help others with their goals along the way and have developed the Live and Learn in Latin America program to provide credit for immersion, volunteer, and cultural learning projects.
ALSO...In the course of my immersion studies in Latin America, I fell in love with the people of San Pedro La Laguna, Sololá, Guatemala and am working in cooperation with the Cooperativa Spanish School to match scholarship sponsors with promising students who would otherwise be limited to 6 years of school: BecaProject.org